Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
अंगिरा उवाच । भोभोस्तस्कर मे वाक्यं शृणुष्वावहितः क्षणात् । आत्मनस्तु हितार्थाय सत्यं चैव वदाम्यहम् । तव कः पोष्यवर्गोऽस्ति तच्च सर्वं वदस्व मे
aṃgirā uvāca | bhobhostaskara me vākyaṃ śṛṇuṣvāvahitaḥ kṣaṇāt | ātmanastu hitārthāya satyaṃ caiva vadāmyaham | tava kaḥ poṣyavargo'sti tacca sarvaṃ vadasva me
Aṅgirā dit : «Ô voleur, écoute mes paroles avec attention un instant. Pour ton propre bien, je dis la vérité. Dis-moi : qui dépend de toi pour sa subsistance ? Déclare-les tous devant moi».
Aṅgirā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Aṅgirā addresses the robber directly, calm but firm; the robber stands tense, weapon lowered, listening; sages watch silently, embodying moral authority.
FAQs
Accountability begins with truth: one must examine whom one supports and whether they share or accept the moral burden of one’s actions.
This instruction appears within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, the sacred narrative setting of Prabhāsa.
No ritual is prescribed; the sage initiates ethical self-inquiry as a step toward dharmic reform.